Today I watched an episode of “Oprah” that I had TiVo’ed a few months back. I’m not one to watch her show to be honest. I think she has lots of great topics and awesome guests, but she rarely gets below the surface. There are so many commercial breaks, questions and patchwork editing that she […]

Nothing… And I’m not talking about the recent discussions about the ever-decreasing newspaper business. I’m talking about life. I am learning that pretty much nothing is black and white anymore. Gone are the days of easy decisions and clear opinions. I remember as a child vacillating between doing what was right and what was wrong. […]

After yesterday’s early morning emotional breakdown and painfully honest post about what a lousy mom I can be, I thought I’d keep it light this evening… I’ve been having random thoughts, not surprising to all of you who know me. But here’s the fun thing about having a blog (even if no one really reads […]

Wait, is that two lessons? Anyway… So I’m sorry if I offended anyone with the use of a “bad word” in my title there. But count yourselves lucky that I didn’t drop an F-bomb as well. Because, to be honest, I sure could use it’s power right now. This is kind of going to be […]

After a few days of “heavier” posts, I thought I’d muse about something a bit lighter and “because it’s Friday” … So I woke up Tuesday morning and I swear I looked 8 years older! Yes, I aged 8 years from the time I went to bed until the time I woke up. It was […]

A Wise Woman told me the following story yesterday: She was having lunch with a friend’s 80 year old mother. A Wise Woman’s 20 something daughter came in the room and joined their conversation. When the friend’s mother asked how the daughter was doing she casually answered, “Good. Just working and doing the usual.” The […]

Both of my grandmothers are about to turn 91- yes, 91! I have some good genes in these bones. (Except if I’m having a midlife crisis at the age of 35 I guess they skipped me? I digress…) I have been blessed to have these lovely women in my hometown and in my daily life […]

So I was doing my daily perusing of my favorite Twilight blogs/fan sites this morning, when I read something that progressed me so much farther in my pursuit of normal. (I feel so liberated that I can share this stuff with you after my confessions last week.) Here’s what I found: “Mid-life Crisis and Twilight” […]

I once saw a bumper sticker that read: “Grandchildren are your reward for not eating your own children.” I chuckled to myself when I read it and even passed it on to others. However, until recently I truly had no idea the wisdom and challenge that bumper sticker held. Let me give you a taste […]